do you agree with the statement that a highschool diploma or maybe even associate degrees

To be honest a lot of companies talk about the waste of 4 year degrees, it takes two years to fix what colleges mess up. In my case I have hired so many kids that knew everything because college taught them but could not do anything that relates to real world. I had college graduate who insisted a 3 foot air duct that I could hold up in one hand no effort would need a truss that could support 1200 lbs. to hold it. He fought and said he calculated it like he was taught in college. To that I gave him the duct and said move your decimal point over two spots to the left and go out in the field and get some real experience. Too much college blinds kids from free thinking or to being open to listening to the people that already have the job and know the job in real terms . My first boss gave me words of wisdom in simple country terms, for the first 6 months shut your mouth open your ears and learn the job then maybe we can discuss your ideas.